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A bus was left with its roof ripped off after crashing into a city centre bridge – just hours after a similar collision involving schoolchildren. The double-decker collided with an arch in Frogmore Street, Bristol, at around 4.30pm on Thursday afternoon. The collision ripped the entire roof off the vehicle, hours after several schoolchildren were injured when a Stagecoach bus hit a bridge in Winchester. Eyewitnesses said there were no passengers onboard during the crash in Bristol,…

BULAWAYO CITY COUNCIL RULES OUT DRAWING UNDERGROUND WATER FROM Matsheumhlope aquifer underneath the central business district (CBD) citing technicalities as the process involves destroying some buildings.Bulawayo city was built on top of an underground “river” known as the Matsheumhlope aquifer. The city is facing serious water shortages , the worst since independence on 18 April 1980 whenMugabe took over from Ian Smith British rule. “It was not possible to get water from the city aquifer…

ADDIS ABABA. — The African Union (AU) Commission on Saturday disclosed an urgent need to collect illicit weapons in possession of civilians in Africa as an estimated 40 million weapons presently under the possession of civilians across the continent.The statement was made by Smail Chergui, AU Commissioner for Peace and Security, in a statement issued in relation to the Africa Amnesty Month, which is the implementation of the AU theme of the year 2020 “Silencing…

A mum has shared a photo her daughter took of pupils standing and sitting close together on a bus, with children now returning to school. (PA)A bus company has insisted it is complying with government coronavirus guidance after a Twitter user posted a photo of what she called the “shocking overcrowding” of school pupils.A user called Elaine posted a photo of a bus mostly filled with students sitting and standing next to each other.She told…

ZIMBABWE’S WAR VETERANS DEMAND PREFERENTIAL TREATMENT INCLUDING University degrees, Tax rebates for their suppliers, Pension, Medical and dental care, Educational Assistance, Funeral Assistance, Gratuity, Clear categorisation of the Veterans of the Liberation Struggle members, Tax and Duty exemption, Quota system in Parliament and all government institutions and agencies,Automatic promotion of serving veterans of the liberation struggle in State institutions. Diplomatic passports, Bravery medals and new identity cards, Compensation of war victims and veterans of the…

MUHAMMAD ALI’S SON SAYS DAD WOULD HAVE HATED ‘racist’ Black Lives Matter. On the fourth anniversary of his death, Muhammad Ali’s only biological son says that his father would be against Black Lives Matter, calling the movement “racist” and the protesters “devils.”The legendary boxer and activist stood up against racism throughout his life, but Muhammad Ali Jr. says his dad would have been sickened by how the protests have turned to violence and looting after…

DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE , JOE BIDEN, CLAIMS, a “black guy invented the lightbulb, not a white guy named Edison”.‘Not a white guy named Edison’: Biden claims a black man invented the light bulb Older style light bulbs have not changed in their basic design since the days of Thomas Edison: RexOlder style light bulbs have not changed in their basic design since the days of Thomas Edison: RexDuring his visit to Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Thursday, Democratic…

A YEAR AFTER ROBERT MUGABE’S DEATH ON 6th September 2019, today is the first annual commemoration of the day, Zimbabwe lost Mugabe,..clearly a non event as Zimbabwe is in deeper turmoil than ever before now under Mugabe’s clone, his right hand man for over 50 years, President Emmerson Mnangagwa. The militarised Mnangagwa Zanu pf regime, is nothing but a clueless oppressive regime and the only hope we have of moving forward is to constantly call…

300 HOMELESS, HUNGRY SUFFERING BULAWAYO KITSHI SQUATTER CAMP RESIDENTS along Bulawayo Drive in Trenance The squatter camp is home to over 300 people including children of school-going age , a time bomb for the spread of cholera, HIV , covid-19 and other diseases, yet the Zimbabwe,militarised Mnangagwa regime ignores the plight of these landless, homeless, unemployed black natives while seeking to please the West by compensating former white farmers US$3,5 billion for land lost during…

Khupe plot thickens by Staff reporter 3 hrs ago | 1362 Views MDC-T is plotting a wholesale recall of Harare and Bulawayo councillors after its candidate was defeated in mayoral elections in the capital city in a move observers say will virtually collapse the two local authorities. The Thokozani Khupe-led party’s candidate Luckson Mukunguma was defeated by Jacob Mafume of the MDC Alliance in hotly contested polls last week. Mafume replaced Herbert Gomba, who was recalled by the…